How bad is air pollution…flight suspension
Mar 07, 2025
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According to local media such as Thai PBS, Bangkok Airways, one of the Thai airlines, will suspend flights between Bangkok and Mae Hong Son from March 15 to April 20.
This is due to haze from wildfires and fires in northern and northeastern Thailand.
The airline said it decided to suspend operations because it was expected that landing at Mae Hong Son Airport would be difficult due to poor visibility.
According to Thai weather authorities, PM2.5 dust levels in 15 northeastern regions currently exceed the safety level of 37.5㎍/㎥.
In the past 24 hours, the levels in 15 regions were measured from 20.8 μg/m3 to 70.2 μg/m3.
Thailand's Geographic Information and Space Technology Development Bureau reported on the 5th that 3,876 fires broke out in Myanmar, 788 in Thailand and Laos, and 653 in Cambodia alone.
Air pollution becomes worse in northern Thailand due to the burning of harvest residues from December to March of the following year during the dry season.
In response, the government has come up with various measures, including cracking down on burning paddy fields, but they do not seem to have much effect.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
